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p,;R;.?Iill.ii.SE OF TTI;Lr.:GlLM rrn:CEIVED / FRCt:: .~mer ican consulate General, Jerusalem '!'0: ~3~cretury of state. ·.:1:1.ohington
~epteraber 1, 1944
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y Hc.;f:~lUl FRU!l!i~IN SEND~> 'l'IU FOLLO'.!ING l.!ESSAG.i£ :l!'OR ISilL.EL
I have rece'.i:ved your 18 through the Consulate a.nd
sh(.. ~.l «.nswer '/OUr queries in the near future. News of the r- rerc<.iVlE ha~. j1~st been reoe.ivad. <::trengthened and renewed. ohf.lr-p warn- ings tO the popult>.tion of ·aungary and to its government offlcis.le. is demanded by thoae nearer Hungary, and in addition fre·.111e:it broadcastings awl nir dropped leui'letso It is most ·_..--- 1mpo.r-tant that t.i1e:: e be maximum aotivization of the Red Cross and a st.rang approach to the Pope. [£.he foregoing is in ref erence to the De1mrtment, s August 18 telegram No. 138 P!NKERTON DCTI : EDH : J,IT.,M 9/.2/44 SEP6 • Dear Mr. Meremineld: fbe follo1'ng me•Uge for ;vou fl'Oll Heibel fNl1dJl wu received thl'Ougb the .Aaeriaan Oonnl.ate Otaenl in Jerusalf!ll under da.te of September l, 19.441 Iii .bave received your 18 thrOU&h the Consulate and alall answer your queries in the near future. News of the renewed deportation of twelve tboueand dailf ft-om ~ has Just been received. Stl'eng tbened end renewed sharp warn1Dp to the population of ffunga:r1 and to its government otficlele ie demanded b,y tqo1e nearer ~, and in ad41tion ~t broa4oaltill&e and air dl'opped leatl.et1. It 1B mo1t 1-o~t tlat then be •xbnlD aotivitation ·ot the Bed 01'011 and a etrong approa® to tbe P0pe.• v )-< 1\ i,J RI>rur.1 9/ Sf 44 \ ' . - ··. _,. '.:· ·, . _· ·· - ·-~-'·-'-~·,,,c- •. ,,;,,;,_,;,,:,,;;..;~,~~·c_ •.,;~~-~~i,;;~~~~~,b,~~d.;.u~\O.'_:J:~~~~~l\: ····-· •. - ,,~~::·:~1))5 . '. \t;~' CONTROt DOPY oR.~-~,~WjWi~~, g~.1 TEtEo~J4·sE.~f •. ·· ..· 1 FROMl - · s ecx'a~n)~~l;ijf- ; S1t'~ te, Wash1l'lgtqn: I . . TOt A§l~rto~~ Q:'?,,11~0}f~t~~ General; DATEDt August 18, 1944 NUMl··ER: l~ . . ·• <·1 Please deliver the foii6•1ni{lllessage to 1ieshelli'~4k1~--~ ' J I :::• .J Goldie Myerson, 116 Allenby, Tel-Aviv:.: Palestine; from :Csra'Qi: 1 I I ;1 Mereminaki# ~1 "Contlldential you~s- July 29 discussed fully ·VIRB c\vho sul:>l!lttting · . , ~· .. . - f . - --- \ ~ . . ;. first part your important war- information oompetent authoritie!f• : - - -··- . . Suggest your end negotiate direotly appropriate Polish groups simultaneously destruction gaachambers, o:roinato;r:>ios, oto. · Cable details amount JJeoe~su7 and manner transmission resou~ thousands mentioned LVOV lett~r. VIRE dealing ~nergetioa_lly four Hedcroas points. No indications hefe tha:t Hungarian d -· -- - -~:_-,·::,,.. i illH$6 deli'M' ih• toUnina MP-C• \o U.sh-1. ~ - i '\ Oold1e ·.._iraon.1 U' AlltmbV1 Tel-Aviv, Paloltt.111e1 #(.!Jl l_,..i.. ~inPll "Cont'idilnt.inl pun • ~ ditfllP'4 tull.1 mtn who iml»Al\Ung tint. pir.r\ lf~ ~Pl\\ WIDI' lntOl'Jl&t.lr.m O<:iwpet""t au\ht>ri.~it;th Sugge:at 1f'JIJ:r erui n•1ot.1ete dllraGrtJ.lr •~'Qm~14.M--t!'o:l.ttb-id'OIUH!t~~-----~--~-- --~--'-~i · alJsul\aneOUll.Y dertt'"ot.1,m. guotuaMtr81 o,..\ol'itlt t\o• ;.f);i}I't;!·L Ca.ble o\aUe MUUU.t. rutllHMl'V aGd lllMM' uandttl.~cn H&OU.e thou..; aanda aent.ionod 1vov J.e,t.v. mm dNl."18 enel"l£ft1oally twr RtdCQ'oat po:ln'8. Ho iluil.oatim• bW• \hat. Hanp&"iim. deport.aUoo not e\opptd. 'Ima doinl ov....,udn& po8itible dial w1 th ~ .ei\1Wtiim !nltl~d :1.na qua\S.QQ. Clhlld!Nll. Ama>J.oau Jlltlflh ~iutl!Jllt oon•U:t.t;l.y anivlamc lia&gaX"1aa .,... htl'• lino •laUllJ' J®)> eusi;e:utJ.c:ne !l\op Con\.0"111 Ylll'iaat «"flan1sat.1im• OOftQl'i'JinB PolUh Oti~ont. 'ba caat• troll ,_,. ep,_itng i.>olu ow tftmJ bat Xl1Qt11Gll\ an4 ~v1dlt Politb &IWq bite 1'1\b UN PGlU •0.M·•• H•w.•··1IOl'k ~ mwee\'4 10\l pron9 • 11mledUWlr Snt~\iw. ,~ • .dot&iJ.tcl ~Ri ~· - IlHOdel•jth 8/14/M+ -- CABLE TO THE AMERICAN CCNSULATE Gl!NERAL, JERU M., FROM WAR REFl]GEE BOARD ge to Heshel FruiUkin.-- Goldie Myerson, 115 Allenby, Tel-Aviv, estine, :from Iara~l ~eld.1 uconfidential yours July 29 dis uased fully WRB who aubnaitting first part your important war inf'~ t.ion 09MP9tent authoritiea. Suggest your end negotiate directly G[{ !(,~;, J Will puUwne •a:ttmteoall.') destruction gaachambers, crematories, etc. Cable details amount necessary and 11111ru1er tran8lllis81on resoue_ thoueande mentioned LVOV letter. WRB dealing energetically tour RedorOfl• points. No indications here that Hungarian deportation not st &Ra •l•n Pl lriotpli agreed'"iibdiiitiittl 111\B wtttlr- i' 1 ., • .,,,,,.,. tor vising HungarianJ... here l.ines •i!Ular your •uggestions stop Contacting 'Rl'ioua organiutic:ns coneeming Polish Goverment broadcasts .f'rOJ11. here appeal.mg Poles aave Jns last •Oll.9nt and J>l'OVide Polish Bmbaasy- here with lists Poles active rescue wQl'k -..ndtld bf American public opinion Stop Believe it will 1fork. AlJ- concerned _-£, interested you Prnide Ille iilmediatel;r int'o:mat1oJ1 plans detailed suggestions for 1-diately increasing number 811rlll boat11po:Ss;l.ble mobilize Jlalestine neighboring countr~s is~ds e~c. AU -~-~ beJ.i>. this most vital urgent problem cable Hne way withOllt del'\Y'•" _,._,_ ~ -~----~ ~--_ American Representatiy~ ol the.~l~tad1.Jt· General Federation of Jewish Lab.or · ii:J; · '.:Pcil~sfii:lf:l - . WEST !12th STREET • MOnument Z-5809 • N:EW YORK 2·5·,::N) August 10,1944 Miss Fliorence Odell War Refugee :Poard Treasury Building Washington, D. C. Dear Miss Odell: Pursuant to our discussion concerning the problems and suggestions included in the confidential telegraphic message, received from the Histadrut E;icecutive through the American Consulate General in Jerusalem, I will appreciate your transmitting the following cable to my colleagues: PR14MKiJ ' HLT Heshel ~- Goldie Myerson 115 Allenby TelAviv, Palestine CONFIDENTIAL YOURS JULY 29 DISCUSSED FULLY VIRB WHO ~MITTING FIRST PART YOUR IMPORTANT WAR INFORMATION COMPETENT AU'l'HORITIESEW EXI89!H!G YSBR POb!SH !tEirA-'PI:O~WGEST YOUn Etrn NEGOTIATE DIRECTLY POLISH UNDERGROUND AND PARTISANS SIMULTANEOUSLY DESTRUCTION GASCHAMBERS CRl!MA.TORIES ETC. CABLE DETAILS .A1WUNT NECESSARY .A!'JD M.A."l"NER TRANSMISSION RESCUE THOUSA.i'IDS MENTIONED LVOV L:i':'£'rER WRB DEAL!NL; ENERGETIC.ALLY ~'OUR REDCROSS POINTS NO INDICATIONS Ikil.E THAT HUNG.ARIAN DEPORTATION HO'r STOPPED LA.'rEST AMERICAN BRITISH DECLARATION ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY TOW.ARD HUNGARY FOR EXIT HUl{G.ARIAN JE'i/S 'lilL:u ALSO HELP 1'V.ACUATlON CHILDRliN .Alm WHEN PRINCIPLE AGREED UNDERSTAND IYRB WILL ID ALL NECESSARY FOH MAXIMUM CHILDREl{ AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS CONSTANTLY ACTIVIZING HUl{G.A.RI.AN JE1IS Hhr.il!: LINES SIMILAR YOUR SUGGE;;,'TIONS SIP CONTACT!ifo VAillOUS ORG.A!'II Z/\.TIONS CONCERi.'UNG POLISH GOVERNMENT BRO.ADC.AST$ FRI»M lGiU: .APPEALING POLES SJNE JEWS LAST MOMENT AND PROVIDE POLISH EMBASSY H.ERE HTH LISTS POLES ACTIVE RESCU:ill 110.RK DEMANDED BY .AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION STOP BELIEVE IT VIIL.L -ilORK ALL CONCEHl~ED INTERES'rED YOU PROVIDE ME IMMEDIATELY INFORMATION PLA.J.'{S DETAILED S\JL;i.TESTION5l!'OR IMMEDIATELY INC.aEASING NTJMBBR SlillL BO.ATS POSSIBLE MOB!i.IZE PALESTINE NEIGHBORING COUlf{~IES ISL.A1'1DS ETC .ALL READY HELP THIS MOST VITAL URG:lliT PROBLEM CABLE SAM:{°WITHOU'£ DELAY /ID Israel Mereminski · lb Thank you for your kindness. Sin~.Y"W'•o. 'Jf'o-, 9.· - Israel Mereminski ~ '~:f1' ::_· '":;;;;;.., b I ------• J -....: _- !]1.'taef dll(e:!temln~l. American Representative of th~ General Federation of Jewish Lab'or in Palestffie< < 5 I 0 W E S T I I 2 t h S T R E E T • M 0 n u m e n t 2 • 5 8 0 9 • N E W Y 0 R K ~ 5 , ' ~/.·'.; ( ; / Au,:;ust 16, 1944 ~iss Plorence Odell ~r ~efugee Ooard ··ashin_:to11 >C near ~iss Odell: In ctccordo.n.::e ·dl.i1 ny telephone c;inversation with yon thh 11.ornin~, I ar;1 sen,5.l.n' you the copy o~ tl1e. cable rec<0 ived from the~ Hista•l1.i/Ut dele_:ate in Istanbul 1 my frienrl "'.eev ~hind~ J <;m sure yo.; wi~l > 1 enr~ r·e.a ~opy o~ the cable sent in \:::Qv)/. rny be:ialf to my ::.xecut1.ve in 181 Aviv. ) .; This we•ok I ·rrns :r.sked nbot't '~euben '7.aslanb:fi., our Histadrut ·o')-:''Orker and c1lso, assistant to Lioshe Sh8rtok in the cTewish .'.;ency, Je,··u::;,.\]em, c)Ofl]P. time a:;o I heard that he expected to visit London and the Unit~d States, but I have : '-' i:1for"1ation at j)resent that this will be very soon, i{Jt?'/vf I 2,,, interested in !c•owin.:: if yot:t have submitted ~he cable\ ~~u,-~Jl' , fu: ;:;-, _."._:aa.:tsss~1laaIT-lf. to me or to lr, 1-oldmann (Jewish A_,encv), If+<-" .j)J - ~ •J " h .n.n&JJ,U.I! . I /.v>;,. ;J;A&.(,f /IJi'.f~ .n eA1J (tuVl ra.11.t.v ·; Sincerely yonrs 1 . . ~0 ~M~. jJ ,, ·10·-. --... ..-"): jr'\L ~:,~nvvT!'S',.I ,-_-'.-- -· .... - -- n.:. sak Is ~1.P.J'. hl.6.u:.~~··.···>~·,.. 1_ \i, '~ · / . ·,,':',: enc. I\'1)Jii n111n/un1 'N.i2'1U-N. :P~l , i1~Jtr1 n 1Jl ::r::&_.1_wi,< ~ ~~- 1N.1Ul' y 1 N. :i u·' 1 :i ll n u·1 ·';r 'lfu-n~ · '2 m .. ,_ ~~.'.":-"_b~£1J2 .._~J;t;·~1~~d~ -..... --. -~_::- ROA AUJUST 15, 1944 CL50 TY 84 BEYOGLU 97/96 14 9110 MERIMINSKY 510 West 112 street Newyork THIS MORNING ARRIVED OVERLAND FROM TURKISH PORT IGNEADA CLOSE BULGARIAN FRONTIER 400 BULBULPASS!i;NGERS AND 5 SURVIVORS MEFKUREH STOP LATTERS RELATE,SHIP WAS '·-···· SUDDENLY ATTACKED NIGHT 4/5 AUGUST OFF TU~KISH BULGARIJN BORD''R SMALL BATTLESHIPS OBVIOUSLY GERMANS\ WHICH OPENED MACHINIDUNFIRE STOP MOTOR DAMAGED FIRE BU11$TOUT AND SlltP SUNK AFTER SHORT WHILE STOP ABOUT 40 PEOPLE COULD JUMP INTO QUIET SEA DESPERATELY TRY!N'.J HOLD THEMSELVES 'PVER WATER STOP WHEN BUBBUL PASSEDBY ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER\ONLY 5 REFUGEES COULD BEEN SAVED STOP ASSUMING SUCH AyOIDENT FUTURE NOT INEVITABLE STRENGTHEN ING RESCUEEFFORTS. ZEEV SHIND ---',. ____:_ -~ . .,. DEPARTMENT OF STATE SEcrEtnry of StatE, 1::::ishi ngton. ·160, J\uc;ust 7, 1 p .rn. TO ·.. ·1,R RE?JGEE 30J~RD FOR ZEC:VSEil'DUE:JEn: LL ./ REc 1 cl your cr>!JlE J;uc;ust 1st. DEnjE:hudn rE:maining .until 3EnErcl situntion clEnrs or at lE~st mid-~ugust. Iraprc.cticz:l for Ehucls to !Ee.VE. Turkish stE:amship EORIE!I ::irrivEC~ "\u::;ust 5 cc.rryinc; 315 pnssEngE:rs. BULBUL l.lflFIJJil.E ExpEctE:d soon. ThE SLL:1H!,LDilT still in Constnnzn but ExpE:ct hEr nncl Sl'.'iYRlir£ soonEst. I.iILI-:l; and similGr VESSEls ::it OL~r dispOSC\l c.nd \JE ctrE hoping to co~tinuE dE:spitE rE:strictions ct prE:sEnt. PlE::tSE accElEratE by ell mE:ans arrival of Elinsh as his prE:sE:ncE is indisprnsnblE. HavE no dEfinitE: informc.tion of JoEl from BudnpEst. For thE snkE of Ernigrntion his rEturn is nEcEss2ry. If such information c.rrivEs HE shall m2kE up our minds. / -BEKCY CSD /; .....; __ _ -! .~ ~,-~<---·;LitL( ;, .1~ I ._-.: ___.:: -~ . _ .. ·"' BAS-419 This tElEgram must bE parapharasEd•_ bEforE · bE1ng communicatEd to anyonE othEr than a GovErnmEnt AgEncy. (Bi~WR;QWeB) SEcrEtary of StatE, Impractical for Ehuds to lEavE. Turkish stEams~ip MORINA arrivEd August 5 carrying 315 passEngErs. BULBUL MAFKURE EXpECtEd soon. ThE SALAHALDIN still in Constanza but ExpEct hEr and SMYRNY soonEst. MILKA and similar VESS Els at our disposal and WF arE hoping to continuE dEspitE rEstrictions at prEsEnt: PlEasE accElEratE by all mEans arrival' of E±ias.h i3.'" as his prEsEncE is indispEnsablE~ HavE .no dE:flllltE'. ·.'c information of JeEl from BudapEst: For \thE sa]{(-of · _ - Emigration his rEturn is nECEssary. ·rf such information arrivEs WE shall makE up our minds. .( BERRY NotE: This tEli::gram cancElEd at rEqUEst pf donsu,'.l~ )/•..·-.- ~ !. August 9, 1944 - -1(- - OSB ORIGINAL FROMI ~•creta17 o~ stat&~ Warahingt011 ·. TOI AMOONSUL, JERUSALEM DA'l'EDs Jul7 a, 1944 ~.11.::sw::.::-:1:-~ax::::•;or::.:~ t~~f~t1~r ,? ... 116 Allcu1b7 Street, Tel Aviv, Pal ..tineJ. QUOTE Received today 7our cabl• Juri~\ii aure '.: ;'~<- ' - ·:·~. -. you meant111le received mJ June ee 1ntor1Jl1ng ~W . . ,/ ,,,, . . .; . : ; •. . . accepted Schwarz Jewish As7oya p:roS1tot'., ';~~~t••' . ._ yours 23 .fully dieaussed JJ:Xl ·and: yo\1x· ·deij,:re{a~~oPbt«~·> ·.·· JDO cabled SchWarz more power and tour, ~t.~,.,.·;~~~ financial po111b1lit1es as cabled l~~·~~f,.~·e&~~cF your aoousatlon JOO. del.$7a im..d postpqri~t~~,i~~iii'.•4·· - - . -_._-.: -._ -- - ~~;,\'__ :~·:_;>;-~~::/f~:f:fl~;~~-<'Yif\'.~~·;.>'.~ -;-~~::·~~: \~ ~{ - :,_-··.· .. ;;:-, JOO with 1ou c•'bli')11~.~·'"'· .L aatonilblnel).t ag:reectaak 0 • '. - · . ·,: -_·: ~·- ::' f·,>~:r--·--r:.'.'C·:':-~ '-'."·''\ 0 -.:f--";-.-f,"://i--_, ___ O;.' "' .. - i er~ s;;'..:..._ i:._~ :·.• :;:~ ;-~~};2 ':_ - ~::::~:::s~~s~~~~~:~lf~~~,, . ::::. 2 ....:.. : - tiabour M~v•ment Ul,l~•~X>el!lt~~•it••'.#Prr"IA~c~~~j).:~&~t!'~~~~8·i;, .!{ ''' .~tii~ -~~ -- ~~~~~:~~~::{ •i;_,--r:-.. '-'"· . 4 QJ .\ .I ··~ - l .. 1 j 1'he war Refu;;;i:,e noard requests tt111t you deliver the .£ollowing meSJ$age to D~vid Rem6Z, 115 Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, pal.eotinea · • 1 G;UOTE Received toduy your cable June 23 sure you 1ueantiln• rec1>iv1id lft1 June 26 1nforminl3 JDO accei;i,ted Shwar.s .. ,Jewiill;l~'AS$lncys 11roject. Todeys yourn ?.j fully diecuss'ed JDO and your deaire acoap·t;ed. JDC oubled Shwara more power l'lnd four times 111.0J,'e financial. possibilities as cabled June 26. Beoaueeyour accusation JDC del.ayll and poetpone111ent received JDC with astonishment agreed ~uk you cable me illllllediate~ tacts poet ponements delays JDC responsibility because neitlle.r Jl)C nor Goldman myself ltnow .fact.a. Remember because Gol.dmam>huay Jewish Congress Zionist Labour Movement unrepresented JDC Ellll Bingle friendly negotiator i·eaogniZGd JDC and I witnessed ill\mEldiate response JDC my every concrete su.ggestion. cable illlprovement developments res •••••••••• Jul;r 5t 1944 10&45 a.m. 1 _oo~C?_ y~:a, Ooh»., DuB. _o.___ 1 __ .s• __ Fr____ 1·. edmsa... _· • HC>d•l_'_.·. • .. ug.h._11•_, ...Leseer_._.fa.u· ·_-.'. /~, ·z ,C.,. .1' . Stewart, -~p.tral~Uee. Oa'bl,• Ocmtrol .l'Uea. _"-"" . _ ili>~ . .... --~ - -·. ~ ..- . FROM a fOs DATED a NUMBERS 123 x The War Refugee Board requests tnat you clel1v9~tli~~ y ~ following message, signed llereminski, to Me'sstrs -.,Yerson~ ~ ' •' ' . David 'Remez, 115 Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, Palestinea / ~ , . . '· .. QUOTE JDC principle accepted siur.arz J:ewag_ en.cy.1r ;J.a.•. test · . proposal rescue work Rwnania. Sh1nd informs 1712 refugees m~torships May but nothing ooncerriing J1i11 . special Histadrut needs connection Cna].utz Locllem·. Sure you presenting Shwarz special }JistaQ.ru;t. re.scµ!t(. work account colonization and retraining act:lviti.•J as base for new special allocation or large scale loan· cable ·details negotiation enabling me continue· this · · .. end. Cable also if small b!fts still needed :lt po81~1ve describe-details. David Sterns suggestion:oombine"Qoats lutjber Brazil last too long. · · -~ The War Rei'ugee Board requests that you doliver the following 11estiage to Mesaere 14Yerson, David Remea, 115 Alleriby street, Tel Aviv, P'1eetines QUOTE JllC pr1noip1e accepted Shwar• Jewagenct• lat.eat pro11ocml rescue work Rum.ania. Shind informs 1'112 re.fugees 1110tor ahipa ~\ay but nothi~ concerning his special H1atl"1rut needs conweo. tion Chal.uts Loohem. sure io'4 presenting 8hwe.rz epeoial. Hietadrut rescue work account oolonieation nnd :retraining aotiviti•s as baee !or new special allocation or large scale loan cable det~ils negot.iation enabling me continue this end. Cable also i£ 11111&1.l boats still n~ed~d if positive describe details. J)a.Vid Sterns suggestion combine boato lumber Brazil l.aet too long. lll05 !'l.!ll. July 1, 1944 ~:~~w!~:.~;~~~~:-b::;~:int 1 f:~·~i~ll~~!rF!~• 9Hode1, Baksin:ar 6/30/44 LISBON. 1997 Requested by War Refugee Soard that a. partt.pnra11e ot. "". .' ·'. :following 46 be delivered to EUJahu Dobldn» ,Tivol.1 ... its ~ . .· Hotels Lisbon: I . -'UOTE Astonished my June 20 uno.nswered..JDO aocept'd I I ..· principal Jewegencys progrrun received from 54'lwnrZi. Cabie .. me 1mmed1ntelf 510 West 112 maximta\ oert1t1oates you can allocate next months monthly Spain .Portugal refugees ~Jhich · categories acceptable de:faoto if deJure British 1ristru~t- 1ons unchanged~ Your confidential infor111s.t1on this J>lira.. graph may give new prospects m;y nego~iation~ JDO., I Israel Merem1nsk1 UNQ.lJO~E HULL (GL'il) \llRB;J.iMV;OMH 7/3/44 OABLE TO AMBASSADOR HORliEB AND D.ti.-X'l'.Ui, LISBON, F.OiiTUUAL The War Refugee Board re,:iuests that you deliver tne following mea~ge to Elljahu Dobkin, Tivoli Hotel, Lisbon, portugala C,:{JO'l'.l'~ Astonished rey June 20 une.nawered. JDC accepted ·P.:d,noips.l Jewagencys program rt>odved from Shwa.rz. Cable me imlner.U.atezy 'lO West ll~:: mflXimum oe:i:·tifica.tes you onn allocuto next monthB lllOnthly Spain Po1·tugal refugees •hioh categor:tes acceptable detaoto if dejure British irnrtructiarus unchanged. Your oonf:l.dential inftir®t;l.on this para.graph mey give uevr prnepect.e my negotiat.iona JDC. THIS IS \'!RB CABLE TO LISBON NO. _..:;g;- 11:05 a.m •• July 1, 1944 Miss Chauncey (for the Sec'y) Abrhamson, Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Hodel, Iaughlin, Lesser, Mann, Stewart, Central Files, Cable Control Files BAkzin:ar f{)'.t;,,~ / ...... 1 t, . /;·rtk~'.·.. ISRAE .. L . .MEREMINSK ...... · ·• · AthenC'1n RepresentatNe of the HT·s TAD R U'T ... Genei'al FederaUcin of JeWish Labor in. ~ales«ne. NEW YORK, N. Y. 510 WEST 112th STREET June 27, 1944 Mr. J.W. Pehle Executive Director War Refugee Board Washington, DC Dear Mr. Pehle: ···-' 25th,, itiClud.ing the con7 Thank you very much fJ: your letter of June 1: of June 20th. ,,_ . • .. fidential message from Zev Shind, Istanbul, h:l.s reply' to my question·· · 2: I am sure you have taken into consideration Lesser and myself, concerning the value aJidintlU:enceof formulated by Mr. "As to broa4cMt- ·· from ArabVCountries. I repeat his answer:. broadcasting if accomp~nie_d pra:c~foa:l .· ing from Arab countries' they have influence only should be invited to accept Jewishmassi1iimigra;;.. facts. Neutral countries · · · tion in transit to definite ·destination." lllessages. to }lr0,l)ob'i ISRAEL MEREMINSKI IM.i:iak .American Representative HISTADRUT enc.' s Zeev s)ind Istanbul (Turkey J YOURS JUNE 20 ROOEIVED IMMEDIATELY UTILIZED AF1'.llat. INJl'ORlilED STOP JDC ACCEPTED PRINCIPLE JEWAG~CYS PLAN 2600 REFUGJ!:ES ''J\'Sfi'~11ButTil'Eti BY SHWARTZ STOP CABLED REMEZ INFORM BARLAS STOl' MAY REFUGEES YOURS 1712 IF DIFFERENCE DUE YOUR or~~ ...... ·.MIOTCIRJ3C)J\'l'lS'.A1~';J+QN}<'. CABLE VIHICH ASSISTANCE MOTOR AND OTHER BOATS. MONEY ETCIETJ!:RA: FEtOJf·~~ NECESSARY STfilNG'l'HEN. YOUR SPECIAL PROGRAM ALSO CAJ3LE,{IC~UR' RJ!~Elqt;J;Nl!i()IUflAT'f ON HALUTZ LOCHEM AND HIS SPECIAL NEEDS. ·_,.-'?: ~}}}; ·_ 'c-~,-~;:·~f'. /{l-T Messers Myerson, David Remez -~.. j. ' '. 'i:····;~.:.i.J.; C·.','- .·-:.;<_:_' - 115 Allenby Street Tel Aviv, Palestine ' ; . ){ ;::~ ':;};r( 0 JDC PRINCIPLE ACCEPTED SH\VARZ · JEWAGENCYS LATEST ·pROfOSA!i RES.COEWORK •RUliA,NIK:~: . ;· < i ·: -., ___. - ~ ·-· --··\ . ·,, . ?~'.~[,]"~}~ ; STOP SHIND INFORMS 1712 REFUGEES MOTORSHIPS MAY B.UT NQTffINa'c()N,(J~1lia'liis5 -Dr' .; .· I; ·:;~, '.;-?:'·~:; SPF.c~AL HISTADRUT NEEllf CONNECTION CHALUTZ LOCHEM ~STOPt S~RE'.iotl-~fu:s~i±N~;l .. ,'•'\~ ~'.~:'.\.. • . - . : - -- -- ___ ._-c_·_- .•- --::.- ~-~- ···:: , ..(.; "··--:·~- :, :~, ·;·.:e--<·:~L->,·,;:.:·-- sHwARZ SPF.cIAL HISTADRUT RESCUE WORK ACCOUNT COLONIZATION. AND RETRJUNING ; ;:.; .>1. ~ ,y ACTIVITIES AS BASE FOR NEVl SPEXlIAL ALLOCATION OR LARGEsCALE'LOAN(cZi~~-;,'.c'.~:t~.:.·: '':>"5if DETAILS ?OOOTIATION ENABLING ME CONTINUE TH:tS END STOP CABLE AL~O rP: ~.,~;,[r;:0:~.. :~Dii:·$3~. :::.:T::T:":".:·.::~:::::zAILS S.Oi»AVw,S•~,fJd~~jj[1~~~l {~~II SL .. M.ER&UNSKI .;>: :~· i.:.}/DiiiJ{ t" e-, ·. ~r.;//r::i, ~J; ~. ~~w{.~f;.ir{fi~\'.:;. .J _-_Jt~~:i};i~i~~~~ .. :_L-:· ~· fofjt~i}i~;~~S~_;·lt,~. ----\ ____;_ .. ::- WJ.! !2 Ll'.Sa Ple.Ue deliver the toUO'ld.ng mt•.-&• to M•• lft.•hWn~e:bl f)Ob.. kin, Tivoli Hotel, Liebon, ~m I.,ul ~- ot tbl -.tnl ~· t1c:m of Jewieh Labor in Paltl\lut ; •a&BLS DBTAILS YOUR ACflVInBS P~S AJ.$0 SPllOX.U. &vca. . GBSTI JIAl' 25 1161 GOLD&fl.N ALL J'INANOIAL llAtuRS 8111 'IAltnfG. "188f DISOUSSI TijlS IS QB LISBON CABLE NO. M> ***"·*****-X'****** June 20, 1944 11:30 a.m. Lliss Chauncey (for the Sec'y) Abrahamson, Akzin, Bernstein, Cohn, DuBois:. Friedman, Gaston, Hodel, Laughlin, Lesser, Luxford, Mann, MaxriJ.oi:j, Maflcs, McCormack, Pehle~ Sargoy, Smith, Standish, Stewart, Weinstein; Fl, .D, IXI!it~'- _ Tih~ - Fflalab. 6/19/44 I I ,. \!.. -:_. t~ .. ORIGIN~~ ?!~!ti'..~.ir_.·rrit~~~Po~o~l~~~--·······.·; .•.••••. -•• ;\;···,::·~-.:·b:1 !(''·•-_· FROMJ 'l'Or DATEDt ~~::~::::1:·~::~~~,~~/t!,~1'.:~}"r,~;j/~;;~~ NUMBER: 114 . ..• · · -. :·1.1:0·11-lRO~;;;GOP~',I J( . ·.·,•·:•·_<- . -. - "~ ;;;_; <)cj .\.''. " - .. - ·._- ·, .. ' ."·_'-...... '_". - .--';._:::. ' -:>·;.: >~:<-~· ~ ·_,__ -'.~; ::_;; ~--:>.:<- ·-.;-~:'.·.~:~ Please de11 ver the toll<>tt.lng rn,ssage 111\> M•••X-fff.M1E!X'l~ij ;(:-••·-,~I ,I - :. . ' _::. <-:~-- ·,_. _:·_: __ ··,~ /,;-::.· .. ·,:'. -_.:~,·.~--~:-~:-:.'.'<'.·;:_·_:·>:;·'. ·:,,·o• '._! .: and Remu, 115 Allenby Rd.; 'l'el•A'flv. tro•.~~rael;.3~•~·~~,!~;:.•::·~; . I ;· ,. -_-.:-. -----.--:_-,-,_ .. _-c,:·;~--:··_-,-.;;-.:,,:·,:;:_::··.:::__ - ~-:,_ :-':')~;:·~-:1 ot the General Federation ot Jewhh Labor in ~alutlne r ·: . · · ' '- ;.- . ' ' ;, ' t ;~: _/· .··: __ · ' ' 11 YoursJune sixth rece1vea,, 'eaw--t>ohk~Ji~i~to.~G~i~nf• <,:; « j" "' ' - -, , :: ·--,~,c,· ~\' ;' ,: :- who aaka me approach JDo :wh1le he dtall,ng ~Pli~,i.c~~thtng be; ~~C(tP~fil_ . ,·', c'j y - _.: ·'.< -_- .. ·,. _-. :.;_,,-~:.._-~<-~.--.-- '.~;·:-:_-._ .. _.-. _·__ -::·-/; ... ~ before you diaouss problems Shwarh. wo iU'lroute.J>alftMUriti · ' Uncle~r Dobkins mhsion th•on. whe~ ~tl~artt:~:'a~,;·h~J--~f":'..:'·?~ .. :,. -, Sure good pro$pect funds aftef' you ~111l}l1aeh:~~f3lt~al"1!~': a~~'. · c; cable me needs pl~ns Hl$tai\rut •;~:r~~~il'§a;~~:-.~~~¥tl\ei- > • Jewagenoy- al,sQ what also \fha.t .. c1%li .. U8~.t4 .ft,C'tt~i~i 1 01ax-1r11ng .ma ttier small boltt;s,, • t~~C~j~~q_i-,~~~n•·",'.~~~- ;: propoeJ~ S$g1l- zubkerman be~a.~e Cll w. .:- :-:. .. '.·<·1-. -·_:,,;._--_._, ____ , .- c ::-;_:. o'' -.~ ;:::'~~:.:_.. _'.:.··~" " ; :-.:_-•• -_'_~{--_. __ -.. ·-- o::-,, =·~-:___ ----·.-_>_-.-~'::-,':- - --- ,~ ::~· -~:-~:- ,;<' ------_:~;~ ·=·:-'· '; :::· 1 RtJiit. -·.· > .:?~-; ·,'~>·-=:·:~·~.-· ~~ ,. j. ,.- _- .._-_-:-)\~_i;';--f~; -> ·,- -;. ;_. __ , ... --_ :· -~-·-·' " ~-, -~~ - :,_:,- ,..::;- ,_. _----~:--·~-(-<_>~,;-_:;_:~'['.'.-;'.-. ::·:~--~~.------~-- .-_-- -, ~~-~- "~~:;-~,_. J,,_ =--;~~<-~~_,:i,- -__ , . -. '':·::<:~-;~,;,~-~~:;· ·::::·, ,;<_,_<=-:;:~·t::< ·::~ i ,. ··· ,,~~~~;!·. ·,,~ifl•~~~ltf;,;itr~~J •·- {c•~'.:"}•:t.£t;;~~O~~~~~~k- o~·~,i:t'' l:• ,:lfi;i -··· •• <-; __ ?:::/'?'.°~~=;-,?X;;:[J/fffc~~"jj__Jf~~-~;-~--_- ~ ~::::_;"cO:::-'.--;;_·-;-~,,-t - : < - -·----;·,)):£~~;;=~~-:~ ----"-.-· - - --- OADLB TO THE Ah!UIOJN OQNSU.LAU, JQUSU.SM PleaN del1'VW th• toUowlng ...... •• •n:tt• ..... llM. '· Rutet, U5 illmby Rd., ;tel.... W.T,- fr-. Jtrlfl ~lkl ~t $bf ~ -- ~~: ..'.·~~·-:~'.~··T;·:~.: )_:·.t_:>,;:·~>>- -- -. ·. F•deratlon ot Je'WS.Sh Labor 1n Paltnf.;ri•• - "TOURS JUNB SIXTH RSCBIVID SAW DOBJlNS fO GQl.PM&ll lftJO .ASKS ME APPROACH JOO WBILB H8 J)BALllHl POLITIOAJ'.. A$PiOT &T(f If CONV!RSA'l'IW JOO CLEAR NOTHING Bl~ aucu too JlUIC.lU$8 PRCBl.IAB SBIARTZ .WHO DROUTB PALES'l'JNB $TC._ tli0Wtt_~$- 14SSIC.N LISBCN WffBN SHW4lfl ABS!tlT S'tt»' stJQ •IJOOD• PRIJJP.of FUNIB. Anli lOT:J IJIPHAStU SBWAllU AND G.lBLlLMB ... PLAlf& HISTADWT SBPARATILY AND 1'00ftHBR JIWAQ!Not•JI.$0-WH:A't ntSOU$$JO - ' REZNIK STOP OLARimNO lfAttBa SMA.tl. 8.1.WfS. Stot> - CJiit<>f ACOIPT !OUR PROPOSAL SIOAL ZUOlBIUIAB BBOAU$i CWfl&llJ!llNf _GPIOllJI$ _ -- DEI.E ISTANBUL mos JlNAB,tlNQ SHlNJ) FULL OOWl3.\1I ******l(•*"*****le•** June 20, 1944 11:30 a.m. Miss Chauncey (i'o;r the Sec 1y) Abrahamson, Akzin_, Cohn, D\lBoii;;/ Friedman,)-:.:- - Gaston, Hodel, Laughlin, lesser, Luxi'ord,J lil8.nn, Mannon·, l\IB,tk~~;-McCo;rma,cki Pehle, Sargoy, Smith, Standish, Stewart, -Weinstein, H, D-. Vfl}g;tef_,!:i_les --_ -- FH&lab6/19/J;4 I !here ia fonarded to 1'14 htrenth a ~ tct I .· .....·.. . .· ... 1cm trca Mr. hltz LiohteQt•b whloh wu ncelft4 """·< ·· tbe Auriean Bllbue7 at Lta'boi. Veq tnlJ JCIU"lt (It.pet) J .1. l..ie • F.Hodel:oss 7/24/44 AIR HAIL ' : .(?' No .. 621 I)' x ~ ../ Subject: Transmittitlg report Rescuing Refu~ees. ' - ~ r , r· . ·i I. 'l'lrn Honorable The 3ecretary of Washinc;ton. :.;ir: I have the honor to encloae herewith a letter in the "'Tl ,- c n .. 'Li'_tre of a report fron Fritz Lichtenstein, official re- 0 ./ r:·1 r'·i )l'P.iie:itativc of tlle Jey;isll A.Geney of Palestine. 1'o:r Spain i ··.:.. _(§; o.i1u i'ortu.'rnl, to Israel l:ereminsti, ef-the Jewish Labor ..,, -·· L--~·-.....-.---· 0 :<'edm·ation, 510 West 112tll Street, Eew York City. 'rhis is ~'- in partial reply to Depark1ent' s telec:ram no. 1457, ·May ·22, 1944. It is understood that the War Refucee Board is. iri-' terested in ti.c~s report and if the Department perqeiyes !lO objection it is SUfi_:ested that it be transmitte(i-_· .tb- _.·_ them,-:{·.-::' - ,Witfl __ -·,_. the request t:mt t'.1ey forward the letter to Mr. the above address. Respectfully yours-, closure: Letter dated / June 17, 1944 .. ··· 300 11CD/aj 1 _ _ -,- .· :···.~< ·. :.· . > ."--.--.· .. ,.. -.- . ,,--_., .: :::-.,; ;:~.: :·' ,.· ..:.·. Dear Mereminski, <<.;<.:' .... /,? . :: :<·:_·. . - ' >;:.·· . :-/. ,-' ~~- 1 On June 8th I received through Dr. Dexter. yo4r~ c'ri,p,f~ ~Ci~i~ci: .)~ .~_._;,::_ _f,~. · May 22nd, reading as follows: - · · · · :( . "We are awaiting ·your report rescue possibilit.iesf .;· ·.· . ""·:;·~ steps being taken, results, and statistics •. Giye numbers.< · t willing go anywhere, as well as Palestine._ Rep--lying your> ·. >•_;,;l recommendation concerning Palestine Certificate from ·,_.. > ,, i: Jewish Agenc3r London your request cabled Histadruth; Yon - -~- .--_- :._:-;.'!,~ are asked to cooperate completely \vi th Dexter WHB repre-" sentative Lisbon. You may request him forward your mess.,. a,,o:es to me through War Refugee Board." \:r: Fir st of all, I should like to tell you that I returned to . the Peninsula in the middle of April and left Lisbon for Tangers .,. on May Jrd. After a fortnight's stay there, during ·whioh I ex-· amined some 450 candidates for Palestine - i.e. nearly one-thir_d of all Jewish refugees•at present there und all who are desirous of going to Palestine - I went to Spa in. I remained for a: few . days at Madrid, where I v1as in close touch with J;lr. David Blicken.,.. staff's office (Representation in Spain of American Relief Organi• za tion), and then went to Barcelona for a week. After· that, I· · visited Lerida, Pamplona, Leiza, San Sebastian, and M~randa and spoke at those places of enforced residence to some 200 refugees who had reached Spain only in or after March of this year, the latest arrivals then having been in Spain for less than a week. I returned to Lisbon on Jrme 7th. Dobkin's arrival two days later gave me a welcome opportunity Of reporting in detail about my experiences and observations, as well as my activitier.1 here during the period of my first s,tay in the Peninsula, :t'r6m-; October JOth to Januru'y 29th last, :. · · I do not know to which extent you are acquainted.with my .._· written reports of that time and with the\ contents- of,:ti.h.e.yerba.l, , reports which I gave after my return to Lond~n to the .!Tewt::ih Ag~~~y 1 and to those of our friends at the World Jewish Congr~ss and: the e Jewish Co:mnittee for Relief Abroad, who are either dlrec.tly: coli-:'' . cerned or specially interested in these matters. I ma'Y r,E)ca:l.Tf;':~· .... that at that time the delegation fr,()m Palestir.te was.:in Lo·ndon;:·a,s , \vell as Dr. Nahum Goldman and Dr. Arleh Ta~tako¥1e_~-, '-~-~-~~-P _J_i1r··._ :_J:~<< -·- Weisman, the J.W.C. representative in Lisbon. We met several . •/ .. times, and no doubt you are informed about the.se meetings and• .. _. their conalusions. · · · · · · . \_-: ~ - ..-_. -_- "--- :..- ,: ~ -~ : , .. -. _, So you must.·know that I am convinced that resctt~'pOss:tBJii+~ ·· :t ; ties exist. They were not used in an organized way by. any ci'f: th~x existing Jewi_sh relief organiziy:;ions here or.. in. Spaill,·•:c·4tl S;tte!llJ?f. --.; made in l{iay 1943 by Wilfrid Israel for tho re$CUe q:f QOO. Je\v4,sh":c"> '·•.c ·. children from France broke down ilmnedla,tely after-:·his;-ti'agic·+ ,;=:=.\• ,.,<.:,'i:' death. While in· Barcelona in Decembercarfd Januar.y in order t<:> . ·-·. =·· _[2 [ •. c-~~:teeft··. <~i_l~~ -::- -- -~- __._, "-- -\;' ~- ~: >: -.'.::~-r~.-:_~7{~·J~~f~ ---~-; -o_o~.- "----~------~ - --~ ~-- ---.c=T - _.;::~~c.,:":":~~j!,tk~~f;c~:;.c;}d~)~~1~~~~~-c ·, •.>;/;·~;'. "i\; ., ·'> > ' ''·'/.;;~~ · ~-;5·;is&~--~· -~;· ~:<_· >'I· ,,, -/:,;~-·'.~:>w··_. ;: .. ' . . ;y, ' / '· ... '. ;: ' . • . ' i'. ,! \, ·~: ~~ . ;.:;,~;?··: ~~~,._~'.·~-):. ;{~\:::t~-: :'.::. ~ >~',·.:·:;· i < • - -·-;--: - .-.... ' ~ ; - -:.~ ":' :, -' - • ~.··t;~. ·-. -- --_. ':_..._·-~,·-.· -. ' • -. ·~:. ~ J ,,_-._-·:~ ·:,~' -y-..<: ... _ -<<.:.! - - -:>~>-_: :_;/·~-.;_~;~~~;::,:<: -~-n select and prepare thos.e people wh~ -W~lf~;tb_·,!~al~~ff~~Y~2i~{;;.~. )? "~Ci/I ~ _tl1e "Nyassa", I made son1e conta6ts wh-iOh;·;,_:~-I-'.--!_~:_'..:!5:~~-~-'.;:.'.~q~·'.}(~Y~~:~;~\.~ -··::>::· -', " have proved useful so that organized re13cue w9rk. Yl.~S i;Jtfil~'!;ed' ' -~ "''U arai:Q., _though -on a very limited scale, owirig' 1:,o':tli~':Jns).iffi,-i /< •,· ·c:~.. ~ ciency of contacts and financial means. At that :time: I. met:· i .,, .. two men who introduced themselves to me as tlre d'Eilegates Qf,;/ ' '( \.f,; the Jewish organized underground movement in ]j';rance, V.,h;!,cl:l.- $ni"" > 'i: . i phasiz-es its adherence to our Zionist approach. , 'l1hese:.men coin;;.' ';~ plained bitterly of the lack of understanding and practical help' 'l which they had experienced on the part of t.he established \J"ewiSh~; ' ' h relief organizations functioning in Spain and Portugalt : They ,,. > . t proved to !:le that their request for co-operation with. i;he move- ' ~ i~ent in France t;o fa cili ta te rescue work from this en,()., had beeri , · ;g refused. I could only cive very little fii1ancial help, apart .··. 'i' fromhusing w~at Jbflfuecnce Itha- dliin j3pf·uin bin order ,to _pt:r.event ~:me., !}.• · of t e men, rur. ose rous 11 onY rom e 1ng evacua ed to Nort}J. '·· Africa - a threat which was then imninent. Before leaving S:Pa:l.n;,· I advised the mu to u;et on with the work, to inform our friends ' . tl about the position here, and to encourage their Aliyah by all neans. I established contact betv1een ·them and Mr. Weisman aiL Lisbon and _promised to explain th9 situation and to obtain effee· ti ve co-operation in.London. I do think t~iat it would be no undue exaggeration to say that all those, who reached Spain after January in an organized way through our undere;round movement in lfrance - about 200 people;, mostly young raen with definite views about their future in :Pales- • tine - were s;ionsore -.. s ~-~);;._-.;~/~'~~f-~-~ - ,--=-·~\:~~~;-·7~~~ _'.,',,;,)~~(;_;~-= - ' - ' - . ·-: ,::;-.. _~-- -0· .- ···- -~·.; < · ··:.>~>.·J;:, ---~·-·- -~,:~.;·::- ·«·'~·; .- .... - ::~~·-·. . . ·. ,~;~.:{; >·' .••.·,·.,.·:· ·, '·.<;>'/ . - -t: <-> ~:--. ?><; _:-.:....-::: <.: --:-: .'::: .-· c ·'.· .-;' .. ;~.,--_-~::> __ (·-;.:--.-.~---. ~/.;:.'.y:.:'.· <~?:~'.-~:--:- -.. , - .. /:·-_;(;:;; _=---T ••• - ...... 2-~-. ,. - - . . < '/I..::~,.:j ·.. ·.:·'-»-·:-:: ,.. . .-·,q .. ~·-·: .. - ::;_·::.; '--.:;_·_;_:'.·,:_:~-t. :':< / .... , ';}[ ," < .. <.~\~t-:::--~:: ·.. ::--. . -.~,~:)! ',.::·-:. -~-~:~ '.<·/···;" <:--_:i-~<.:~ :~ - ~-. - -.~ -- ~ ' .- ·:; -_:.:- --c ·1 r am, in this letter, confining ~~~1:f' .£~ ·.f.h:J~~- feV?::t&..;.\ · ·; < ·q ·· 1narks v1hich refer to the past _a·nd pr~v.tde:-/:;.I: -~q.il:)ip..~·>??---:~J~~f:~:-~~b-~:c.i'_k~>;·_:--'-.::-_: > ·} t.:round nece3sury to understand the present'.·p6sit1on'.and,'.·°t;O/ (~ .. !\ permit conclusions for themxt future. I shaJ.J_hE;J'o.nly,'\;Oc)<< 1 clad to be informed of your views. I slia.11 keep contaot ·.wi.th ' ;id you and expect you will keep me au oourant o;t'' developments ·. ! over there in connection with rescue work here. · .·•• : ? , ". . J At present, I am glad to say, the number of ci;irtiricil'tes~ at ::1y disposal for the Peninsula provides for all those .1·esci.loo })eople who wish to 1=;0 to Palestine, though their actual evacU a ti on from here to Palestine depends on the availability of :the meuns of transport - a big problem which I do not yet see how J, it can be so 1 ved, even if pend ill€ negotiations ,;,. which are con~ uucted oy the Joint exclusively - should provide one ;nore boat in the not too clistant future. I I ;1c ;_)e to hear froCT you recular ly, about other problems as r1ell, anu in the neantirc.e, I ar.1, Vii th kind regards, Yours, (Signedt F. Lichtenstein . . \ ' I1·:y cable address: . Jewagency, Lisbon. ' ~ 1-- ; · I ..... _.. , Ilise Hodel, lfar Refugee Board, Mein Treasury Building, Washington, D. c. Deer Miss Hodel• In accorda~e with our ;telephone conversation < .... ·· · ·... · •· or this morning I read Dobkiris cable or llay 25...- J e;-usa~9t11, $1,~ < was submitted by your office to Dr. Stephel'.!, Wise $nd Pr.~>~•: GO , n. I obanged the two cables (Pelestine·and Lisbon) · accordingly and· shall appreciate. your confirmation or ·the~e· ·cables when sent\ ··· · · Yay I ask you, on this occasion, to te11 ·11r. ·Lesser that.I have not yet received his letter concerning the·s'9J,l.,bc)ats mentioned in his conversation with me. · ' · ·. Sincerefy yo~~~.~· ).~i Israel lleremiilsld · llesers. Myerson Remez 115 Allenby Tel...Aviv (Palestine) <.;.:.:' ..<<:-:,· .. ,. .. -::. ·-·' >~--··, ·.-,-:\-.; .:,·:.~¥•J6~'J.~~4.:. ;··· ~·. no WEST 11itli STREET ·· ·· Mr. J.w. Peble Executive Director War Refugee.Board Washington, ~ ISRAEL MEREmNSKI . x AmeriQan.Repreaentatiy~ HISTADRl!T · ., ::i,-c• ,, --- .. ~t:;· <~~}~~ ::·_;t~~~iyjS_~~i~-JiL~-;·'··=- ~ \ ,_ -~-~ 'I. ''L!...-:~ ~ JUN 10 1944 The tollowlng .....,. for 1iN hem U.Hre. M;ytr•cin and Rem•• wae reoeiwd from Jel'llAl.UI undel' date of June 61 19441 •se. Dobkin• 1 cable '11• ao1c1un. Wt haw raehed. a point where queetiC>n of availability of tunda.1n time b tatetul.l.y deohive. l11p1rative that one of our triend1 United S\ah1 ot Aller1oa tuoh a1 8egal ZuOkermtn proceed to Iatanbul illlmediately equipped with plenipotentiary authoritylBll 1nd permi.. 1on tor unreetrio11ed rapid tranllt Iltlnbul Cairo Palenine. 11 fSHmeii} :J • W0 P&hl® J. W. Peble IX19Cllltive Dlreot~ »r • I lll'Ql. Mel'flilliintlki, Oen•-1 Fedenti(ll ot J ewisb Labor in Paleltine, SlO Weat ll:ath Street; No Yra'lt, New York. Flhlab<6/l0/44 SEcrEtary of ~~atE, - Washington. 78, JunE 6, .10 a .m. ><'1 ./ MyErson and RE:mEz rEquEst to War REfugEE Boa.rd for IsraEl rEfEr:ring 11 SEE a point whErE quE·stion friEnds EJH· · ··.EDA FROM: 'l'Ot l!A'l'EI NUMBi\RI In accordance with telegram 103, J.tay l?, I nave , checked deli very to addressees of contents Department·• a i I . 46, March 16 to Remez and t1u of March 28 to Meyerott and my wiliingness to transmit replies ha.s been exnressed by me. A request to do so hae not as yet been received by me. PINRERTON DCRl MAS :RM 5-26-44 . :OECLASSlFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72 -By R. ILl'arii;f Date.. ;s£!2..J.:~~·1972 · . :OA~EDi May 22, 1944 276 ;( Re:&~ee Board messages l'eferring to relief a~d J;'eiiqii~;or°;k~!u~ee(: ~~. andielated matter.a fr.om Yeh11\i Shintl~ Galo,ta, l~\'11ei.v1§tc1~Ie.Jf.~:~. cr.:o-:sy. ~ / .•· .• ' .. ·.. :,0;.: . ··;· ~~~~ Isr~ M11reminsk1, New York. Shind e.µil. MerelilJ~skJ; represent the.·· '¥Wi'~Gen~iv'Jewish Labor )i'ederation of l?ales~i.ne~ • .• > in. • ...,. 0 ~~ :llhe following message is from Isre.ei 11e·~em1ri'sk1.'•·;f?l.O ~lest• 'a . . c::> 112 dM-eet; New York to Yehud Shindl. 11 0able immecliately concrete proposalS fe.~£1it~~:\~,t and speeding tra11eportation ships and overla;µd. 'andoJher problems arising in yo\11' ~JOrk, also ini'ormation:J:ea'o.µil possibilities and i.nfluence on local popule,~~ons b_y,;; , ..· - . '. b:r_oELdC!'.sts from here. To avoid dRlay, y9u.llY.ly ask.AUer;i.oan Cons,1].ate General to transmit your .alessage~'£;~.~~,thrott~/ War Refugee Boax OABLE TO AMERICAN COR3ULATE GENERAL, ISTANBUL, TUlU You are authoriaed to tranSmit at eender•a qpenae via War Refusee Board me111ag,. r•.ferx-ing to relief amt rescue of.refugees and related lilatters i'l'Ol1 Yehud. Shinct,. Galata, Yaz:Lei Viotoria, to, Ial'ael Mel"Wneki, New York. Shind and Mereminski represent the Gueral Jewish Labor Federation of Palestine. The following mesaage is ti-om Israel Mereminski, 510 West 112 Street, New York to Yehud Shindt QUOTE Cable immediately concrete proposals facilitatins and speeding transportation ships and overland and otller problems arfaing in your work also infol'lllation rescue possibilities and influence on local populations by broadcasts from here. To avoid d.elq, you ma,y &Bk American Consulate General to transmit your messa~ea for me through War Refugee Board. Israel llereminsld. ,UNQU •••••••••••••• May 18, 1944 3lOO p.m. '!!--·.... !£a. es"~ BAkzin: jp 5/16/44 • 7 Jll.OMI TOI NUMBER: 145'1 -" Mereminek1, Nev York. General Jewhb liabor li'ederatton in ialHtbl.••· The, following message 119 fro!ll hrael Me're1111ntk1, 5iO· '.if.~riia Strett, New Yorll:, to JTUs Lic~teneteinl - s1ij._.-1s. ~•--k~~~?JfQ~~~R~:·i~f Cu i( ••-<=- - -\. - .~---'. ~ -~ ------CABLE 'fO AMERICAN E!.ffiASSY, LISBON, PORTUGAL, FOR DEXTJ.m You are authorized to tranamit at eender•s expense via War Refugee Board messagH referring to relief and rescue of re!Ugees &nQ related matters frOlll Fritz Lichtf)l'tatein, Tivoli Hotel, Lisbon, to Ierael Meremineki, New York• Lichtenstein and Mereminski repreeent the Oen.ral Jewish Labor Federation in Palest:lrle. The following message i's f;i.oorn Israel Uereminak1 1 51\l West ll2 Street, New ~ork, to Fritz Liohten_eteim · QUO'l'E Please cooperate with Dexter, Am.erioan· Embassy, Lisbon, special representative of War Re.tugee Board in Portugal. To avoid delay, you may as~ Dexter to transmit your messages for me through War Refugee Board. Awa,iting your detailed report rescue possibilities activities achievements figures refugees willing go everywhere and / only Palwstine al.so. ·Answer your recommendation.concerning Palestine certificates ffolll Jewish Agency, Londono I oabled Histadruth your request certificates. ·Israel Mereminski UNQUOTE TllIS IS WRB LISBON CABLE NO. 28 ****i<******** May 18, 1944 J:OO p.m. Miss Chauncey (for the Sec'y) Abrahamson, Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Hodel, Laughlin, lesser, Mann:. Stewart, Central Files, Cable Contro;L Files f\Hli·/, /) t ~(/ ;..._..LJ~. BAkzin:jp 5/16/44 TO: FROM: Dil.TEt May 17, 1944 NUMBER: 103 < It is requested that you (lheok delivery OJ°)lt~n;~e, _ Department's March 16 telegram No. 46 to R~n:iez a,n(l: _ Maroh 28 telegram No. 60 to Meyerhoff. Pl!S!~fi~~~~tt.ry-. < , re:P'B)~·;,;l!~lative thereto via cable. --·-;,.~,<. - -- ·- ,r;..·- . ""·'- ~"'." HULL - - - :-. ~,::--- :_· - re) l•I .:!:' tMflllgOeJ !loe,K'd l'~qU@*tll 1°0U to . / ' ... ,·· toi,1~• \.~1g ml!lmrou5;~ Ifll'lllQ l!S!i~a©l biel!'emiiru1ki,. · t~ew.· ·Yo.-&,;·.... to t,;:;f,&·.al Mll:JY&•~off D GttnCil'B.l/l!'lil~$l!'111.ticm ct Jewll.ah ·· · 1.tsoo:r~ 115 All1m~;," ttd. 'l'@l-A.'71<1: ·q,iJOT&: Please 1Mi1& a.Yail&i'l:tle to Ameili.~~ G·enere.l ., ONU1.-ul..1V.te/t'Oll' tX-6'.i!Ul!llialJiOn to ms ~hFOugh Wiil" kl0fo~1g~lll lilo!ll'.''" ft.(l.l@llt porus1t.lle dct;e.1111 . o't moz'il r-®ormt 1M1tiV".i.1iic»o &n4 any SWl' i.d'~, i CONTROL ·co?v .· .•. TELEGRfl.~E SENT ·, •. , '· , , ' : {ff<.:' O:' I =-· ·-~~111a:;u.;~ ~~.llll .·· ... . . ~f~~!'it~;g~~r~~,; :;~"x·; y ~Si l ~~·:.:l/... ~~~~~~t~~v:~~:·~t. . e r'.'iE~~~:;iif ~~TE .• -~. '. ' ~~: r.:.'.'.":1'81944 · · ::. AMERIC1il{ CONSUL.A'rE GENli:Rl\J.., GOMMU1~lv11 r!f;NS . , ;:;; ·. ~ __, .. ·:,·-AN~ :f{Eco·RnS:::: :;;.';,~~~~:~ :.:,\-' '"«',-;; ~~~U8.4UM•. -.--. :~< .. :>~·;.,, . .')f l<'qOM ~·'.l\.R Rl:!&'UGEE BOARD . ,... <<·> ' ''•f K1ndlJCity to transmit David Remez t•lj-Mng (H1stadrut') tro•vlerael 115 M,lenbr•.'JltJ ~·ri>~~·~l.~ !.-A•1'!_.;:J>> n."i.~~* ; ".,'.,··········•, < :...... ;.··.·.•:·...... •.· ...... ··..... '.:'·,,·.··.·. QUO'J.'E four February .9 cabled suggestion. sp~c1~J..len~:O~~<\ ·•· . :.'.;,; partly acoo1Bplielled partly preparing. Impreo~ecr .,,)··d.1scµasic)ni'; ...··· .:t>:t, .. ''.;·;;..- ·.. ~---;-~- T 1 US.I\. '''RB first time rescue .,y0rk 1n hande people ''.~o··al\1i:1o\i~: g~~>}. . '·;, ''· - . °!' ,<" 11ll1Tled1ate results. . ;;, --'-.\: . ~ ~: Real eoope:ra.tion here and neutral. eountr1es .. m~r~ •• ~snport~nr'.~'. ,, <.,; L.~l . ·"-" - .- , '-._ ;- :-;~~-:_/:;_~}. Full collaboration and coop~r~~~-~~:aEJat1~~~·#4} , ":· '{H reprosenta.t1ono -- .- ' -' -·· \-~-~-:JK 1 ahau1 11eyer°"~ accord1ng11. intormed. ·oab1e·'1.a.mes yp\li; r't>~s~n~~i.; ffCit l' "E t1vee i·o:rtugal Swedeno . Awa1t1ng 'Shaµl"ffel'."t~~is;aJi~~j1;-~·~~e~t· .';,\~.>· .. A4:~ proble!l!So l'lease airmail mt ~ddre$9 ~ply';1,mmed~~~~rt·.. ;1:irwl~;g;. :.:.'., ::·"~~n letters reports: reaelved by or t~ru;,;~~!er~~~T'.r --~Z-:. .. _.. -~-·· . ( lluch 6, 1944 s:ot,;"f·~ Toi Mr. Stettiniu11 From1 J, W. Pehle Attentioni George Warren I would appreciate it if you would cause to be tran£1!4tte4· the following cable from Israel Hereminski, the American ii·epre sentative of the General1Federatioµ of J$wish Labor in Pal,estine (Histadrut) to David Remez ot' the Executive Office of that · organization, 115 Allenby, Tel-Aviv, The cost of tbis cable sh.ould be charged to Israel Meremiaski, 510 West ll2th Street, New York .. City. / i.s.t. LSLesser;als J/3/44 ~ ~-~ j\: CABLE ~M ISRAFt MF.REMINBKI, NEW' YORK, TO DAVID RErlEZ (tiXSfADruJ!) 115 ALLEUBY• TEL-AVIV·, Your February 9 cabled sucseetion epecial envoys partq accompliahed partly preparing. Impreseed my diaeuselofl: USA 'QJS first ti.me rescue work in hands people who ~ous get illlmediate res'lll.te.., 1.!y conclusion discussion your proposal.. include Hi6tadrut representative• Board envoys this stage impraotice..l. Real c~peration her~. and neutral countries more important than representation. Full co;llaboration an4 cooperation asrrured and Shaul Meyerow accordingly info~ined. Oabie names your representatives Portugal Sweden. Awaiti.nf'. Shaul Mey-er !iG'fE1 "Yours februuy 9" r&fers to n message r.eociv~ii ;·,py;;, Mer~minaki throue,.h. T;CA from Reii!tta am! 11 I~19arii.tiva influ.encs ;Yar· Ri;Ju€ia£< Board to ditipatclr .. i!lllileciiately 'l'urkey Lisbon Switze-rlamLi;JWdit.l'l env~~ !Yi.th • suthoi'i ty plonipatantiary f!Owers for aot\ial, ·tii'i'eot,iva .i,aee~., , wci1'k. ~i tUt+tion obligus ul'gent em1re,et1a ~c~ion r.tth?ut. a;).q. otherwil'I• be too late. Desirable our x•ept•aontativll111. b& .inclUd.94 Bonrdanveyu. Oable David Rem.ez GolU:te JAier~on .. 11 LSLesser!:ftlh3~ti-\5w'· is the Histadr\1t· repre~~tativ;j iu ~stqbul.•. M'KARA. 213-1- . 1''RO!~ °!.'TJ1.H Q.UO'l'E flubmi tted youre llebruarf 2 to War Retugee Bo~a.• immediately Ira Hirsohmannf Ankare.. Cable more details your. pro• ~ . j posal s~.. edisti ships. Al.so if possible and a.dv1enble oonta.ct ll~dle~ L Transport Aseociat1ons through tlle1r Palestine clients tT·Tent1 J6!'l'B ~. ~,. standing .. ri tbout or in a.dd1t1on Red Cross. Aleo cable further deialle · ' most recent activities HechQlutz Locheim and. your progreae. Have You ca.bled .1.ocker~ London, your statement to me February 2. If so~ ~t reaot1on British and othe7' United Nations, Lonclonii e,nd thf!1r l'fjpre._ sentat1ves, 'l'u:rkef. If advisable myself d~ same oabl'e.mo:l'G intor~.;.:. ;.-. . tion. Ie 1t poRsible to repeat to same or larg~t exteirt. lette.r. ··~\·L Spaesot' ot June 19" 1943, photo oopy of ~'111ch .·I :rec~1ve(\;\n.·,~~~ .. <~ from Bader. UNQ.UO'ft: . HULL • (GLW) ""Rl3:(;.L1,T:KG ~/ll/44 ;- - -- !, .. - MAR 2- 1944 TOt Mr. Stettinius }'~•)111: J. W, Pehle Attentions George Narren I woul. ·.?'.; ~ LSLesser:ia 2/29/44 _"..:<~ - CABLE 'l'O .SHAUL MEYEROFF, IBrANBUL, l''ROl! ISRAEL MEREY.INSK.l, NEW YORI:. ~;ubmitted yuurs February 2 to War Refugee Board. Contact im::iedia:te]¥ Ira Hirschmann, Anlcara. Cable more details your proposal Swedish ahipa •. Also if possible and advisable contact Swedish Transport AssooiationB through their Palestine clients twenty years standing without or in ad- uition Red Cross. Also cable further details lllOSt recent activities Hechalutz Lochem and· your progress. Have you cabled Locker, London, your stateiaent to :ne February 2'. If :.o, what reaction British and other United Nations, London, anv. their representatives, Turkey. If' advisable myself uo s~ne cable more information. Is it possible to repeat to same or la.rger extent letter to Spas~-of JuM 19, 1943, photo copy of which I received in August. from Bader. LSLesse_r:ia 2/29/44 . -~--· ·, r MAR 6"".:IN.· Toe Mr. Geor&• iarren' Fro111 Lau.ace s. Le ...J' ' . . t Wit~ reapt1ct to the proposed cable to Me)'1troff tro1JJMereminJtl, attsched tG llr. Pahle•s memoramium of Ma:roh 2, 1944, to llr. l!ltctt1nluilt the following may facilitate censorship olearancea (ll ntoure Pebruar;v 2• refers to a cable of that date~ittet to Mr. lllersllli.nllld. by tb.e Department o£ State under refeJ,'ence 6nW S40.48/Rerucee•/sl05, February 16~ 2944. A paraphrase ot web cab1• haa been made available to the War Refugee Board by Meremini!ld.. (2) "Youl' proposal. SweilebJ ships" refes to a. auggellltlon ma4• in the cable referred to a'boft. . {J) "ActiVities Heahalut• Lochem" fefers tG the a.ct1,.vit.ieJ! J.n Europe or wicl.erground Jr~ of the "General l'edel"ation of Jewiflb LabQJ> in hlest11.'le1 tt c~ called the "Hieltadrutit. (4) "Locker" 1B the Hiatadrut. 1 e r111pruenta.Uve in lii:>ndon_. an4_ the !nquil'y is trhether Meyeroff cabled h1111 the same ~~i-o~ he c•bbd Mere!ainsld. under elate of »'ebrtUll'y 21 1944 .. ( 5) "Letter to Spaesof * * * Badei-11 refer111 to. a l_ette;r :Utecl June l.9, 1943 to of.le 5p&f!sor on tdlat is 11ti4 to ,be th~ Ra,Uoae.fy of t~~ Bulgarian Aliniatr, of Interior Affairs and. Public llealth whic)l~:..f.• t9 authoriae tbe ellipat1on fr014 Bulgaria to Pal.e$Urie via 'l':urk$l' of ... one thoueand Jews (other tlUtn Mn betHen Ui"~ ages of ;is Mfl ~O)pro'f'JAf!4.' they were ready to i.ave en Ol' a"bllut th& fO'J\ow~ July l .U.q -.-u;t.· ~f> ·· nwnes of the elligre.nts waa supplied within e. -te:tAd pel'iQ4. A }lb~~W of tbit le;Lter ftli ont ®ring August l943t by Badel .tlan one ot · : - Hit>tattwt• e l"epHJentat.ins -.t Illltanbut,- to_ •Yere111in~ Who- n~l-.ed,.1\ through the D$~»t of state, refe.renee ~la.2:.l/4'»lj $e~~·µt 1943.. A pb.l)~c~ of thia let.t~ is now 111- the PoH•••t-on or t.he'Yhir' Itefuaee Board., All cf the foregoing wu, of courae11 HC~iftd fro• ••-11ll!kitt STATE DEPARTMENT FILE u "REFUGEES - GENERAL" LFR-735 '.lb.is telegram must be I paraphrased before being Istanbul communicated to anyone other than a Governmental Dated February 2, 1944 agency. (BR) Rec'd 3:53 p.m. Secretary of State, Washington a~. ~ebruary 2, ll a.m. / FOR MEREMINSKY NEW YORK 510 West 112 FRO~HAUtMEYEROW "Think our duty inform this crucial stage tried :ea;f¥ assistance channels actually existing outpoint demand!!; '(.)'µ):; opinion should be laid before United }l'ations. One. Emigration Hungary and Rumania possible unlimited extent. Slovakian Jews can escape to Hungary for emigration. Emigration Bulgaria still possible. ·Swedish Fortuguese ships should take aboard refugees Slovajia, Hungary, Rumanis, Rumanian ports. Similar rescue expeditions carried out by neutral ships Red Cross flag save fugitives other countries other nations. Two. Populations occupied countries should be daily warned wireless programs not permit massacre• of Jews on ta1r territories or give any assistance to Germans whatsoever. Should be made clear that compliance this Allied demand w1llbe interpreted sign readiness these countries dissociai;e themselves · from Nazis and this appeal definite political demand addressed these countries by Allies. Three. Radio stations Uni tad Nations should .,appear under ground resistance movements oppositional groups irf count:r:'il;ts concerned as well as churches afford Jews all assistance · protection their power. · Four. Red Cross activities should be muittlpliedJ field assistance, care of children and despatch food pareelsf _ Five. Appointing commissioners relief' rescue ref'ugeea. announced government declaration made-publid few days ago be hastened as much as possible, Seen to that spec.i,al Jewish liaison officers enter regio~s Jewish population together l.i.bera~ing armies to give prompt help rema:Uning Jews these·reg:lons, - Believe these demands should be made gx>e-atest ~lui81i:f-utmi;fs~ _· despatch order save mt-left:cto- save." - ":c"·"" WTD __ . BEllRY